Category: Volunteerism
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Awareness Day
Because of VITA volunteer tax preparers, RealSense has been able to make an even more significant impact in helping families become financially stable for the long term.
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Volunteer Profile: Matthew Laney
A head for numbers and business led Matthew to a career as an enterprise information architect. It also put him on a new path to helping others through United Way’s RealSense tax preparation program.
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Notes from Hill Day
Community advocates met with legislators in the first ever United Way Hill Day event to discuss initiatives in early education and financial stability.
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United Way’s RealSense Initiative Offers Free Tax Preparation at Super Saturday Event
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was a Super Saturday for more than 250 hardworking families who completed their taxes for free at several RealSense tax sites today. Community partners and financial service providers came together to help local families beat the upcoming tax and health care enrollment deadlines.
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Volunteer Profile: Jarret Dreicer
It was a banner year for commitment and outreach from the staff of Baptist Health to United Way of Northeast Florida. Its “Peace, Love, United” campaign brought out camaraderie, 4,000 hours of volunteer time and more than $1 million in donations, greatly surpassing goals set by Baptist Health’s United Way campaign committee.
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